2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League
# 2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League

The 2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League season was the 21st in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League, a football competition in England.

The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017. Following a few amendments, the constitution for the Spartan South Midlands League was ratified at the league's AGM on 24 June 2017.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two clubs, promoted from Division One:

* Biggleswade
* Harpenden Town

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Welwyn Garden City | 40 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 33 | +67 | 100 | Promoted to the Southern League |
| 2 | Berkhamsted | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 113 | 54 | +59 | 88 | Promoted to the Southern League |
| 3 | Harpenden Town | 40 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 97 | 55 | +42 | 86 | |
| 4 | Leighton Town | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 88 | 52 | +36 | 81 | |
| 5 | Biggleswade | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 96 | 61 | +35 | 73 | |
| 6 | Hadley | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 66 | |
| 7 | Leverstock Green | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 84 | 83 | +1 | 59 | |
| 8 | Biggleswade United | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 57 | |
| 9 | Wembley | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 68 | +8 | 53 | |
| 10 | Edgware Town | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 51 | |
| 11 | Colney Heath | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 50 | |
| 12 | Hoddesdon Town | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 48 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
| 13 | London Colney | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 48 | |
| 14 | London Tigers | 40 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 46 | |
| 15 | Holmer Green | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 46 | Transferred to the Hellenic League |
| 16 | St Margaretsbury | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 43 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
| 17 | Tring Athletic | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 42 | |
| 18 | Crawley Green | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 59 | 90 | −31 | 36 | |
| 19 | Oxhey Jets | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 89 | −33 | 35 | |
| 20 | Cockfosters | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 85 | −33 | 35 | |
| 21 | Stotfold | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 93 | −42 | 35 | |
| 22 | Sun Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league |

* ↑ 12 of the 14 runners-up at Step 5 were to have been promoted to Step 4. However, with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all fourteen runners-up were promoted.
* ↑ Sun Sports resigned from the league, having played six matches, and as a result their playing record (PL:6, W:1, D:1, L:4, GF:6, GA:15) was expunged.

## Division One

Division One featured 20 clubs in the division for this season, of which there are five new clubs:

* Enfield Borough, promoted from Division Two
* FC Broxbourne Borough, relegated from the Premier Division
* Maccabi London Lions, promoted from the Herts County League
* Rayners Lane, transferred from the Hellenic League
* St Neots Town reserves, promoted from Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Southall | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 116 | 36 | +80 | 94 | Promoted to the Combined Counties League |
| 2 | Baldock Town | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 99 | 27 | +72 | 88 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Winslow United | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 127 | 60 | +67 | 83 | |
| 4 | Broadfields United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 94 | 59 | +35 | 75 | |
| 5 | Wodson Park | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 73 | |
| 6 | Maccabi London Lions | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 93 | 73 | +20 | 69 | |
| 7 | Buckingham Athletic | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 65 | |
| 8 | Risborough Rangers | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 89 | 49 | +40 | 61 | |
| 9 | Harefield United | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 61 | |
| 10 | Enfield Borough | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 95 | 84 | +11 | 60 | |
| 11 | Brimsdown | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 84 | −4 | 48 | |
| 12 | Bedford | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 90 | −35 | 48 | |
| 13 | Rayners Lane | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 44 | |
| 14 | Ampthill Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 77 | −7 | 41 | |
| 15 | Hatfield Town | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 38 | |
| 16 | Hillingdon Borough | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 60 | 106 | −46 | 37 | |
| 17 | Langford | 38 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 48 | 97 | −49 | 27 | |
| 18 | Codicote | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 50 | 110 | −60 | 26 | |
| 19 | FC Broxbourne Borough | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 58 | 104 | −46 | 23 | |
| 20 | St Neots Town reserves | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 47 | 138 | −91 | 22 | Resigned from the league |

## Division Two

Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

* AFC Southgate
* Berkhamsted Raiders, joined from the Herts County League
* Park View, joined from the Amateur Football Combination

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Park View | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 34 | +77 | 86 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Aston Clinton | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 83 | 25 | +58 | 72 | |
| 3 | AFC Southgate | 32 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 106 | 59 | +47 | 69 | Resigned from the league |
| 4 | Totternhoe | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 95 | 48 | +47 | 68 | |
| 5 | Old Bradwell United | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 60 | |
| 6 | Amersham Town | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 84 | 49 | +35 | 59 | Promoted to Division One |
| 7 | Mursley United | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 54 | |
| 8 | Loughton Manor | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 51 | |
| 9 | Unite MK | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 46 | |
| 10 | Pitstone & Ivinghoe United | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 87 | 80 | +7 | 46 | |
| 11 | MK Gallacticos | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 85 | +2 | 45 | |
| 12 | Clean Slate | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 101 | −66 | 26 | |
| 13 | The 61 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 93 | −55 | 23 | |
| 14 | Grendon Rangers | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 19 | |
| 15 | Berkhamsted Raiders | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 96 | −55 | 19 | |
| 16 | Tring Town | 31 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 86 | −59 | 14 | Resigned from the league |
| 17 | Tring Corinthians | 32 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 35 | 112 | −77 | 14 | |

* ↑ AFC Southgate were deducted three points.
* 1 2 One match left unplayed.
